New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-17
Tho synod viii decided upon the subecss OF
sabbath dissertation temperance andothor leading qusS
DIR. COLLIER on PROB1TION.
KEEN WORDS on THE ANDOvER CREED.

GOOD GOATS AND MEAN SiIEEP-rHE COMING OF
SPRING Nor SETTLED BY VOTES.
The Rev. Dr. Robert C0llyer preached yesterday morn
ing in the Church OF the Messiah Thirty foarh-st and
Psrkave. an Interesting sermon the Andover Creed
His remarks were frAught with biting sarcasm. apt
smile and clever illustration few extracts from tho
sermon follow, In substance:
81 heard the other day Of vote taken
by tho ADdover thcOlogians, at Springfield,
To settle the doom OF heathen. 1t decided then
and there by avots OF ninety to forty that the
heather is lest He has no appeal to higher court
fhs old school at Andoysr understand. was founded
and endowed to create prophets who could prophesy
backward It has achieved remarkable success In this
direction. The OF its disciples mentioned above Is,
however as futile twoud he for them to hold meet
Ing in March, decide vote OF nnotyave 10 forty
three that there would be no spring that year
There is naturally. among the followers OF those
teachings generation OF young prophets who have de-
sire 10 go as missionaries among the heather and
prohesy something about the OF tho sins OF
their the heathen, foeathes But they cannot 20 as
in days OF yore with the oil ruthless message to the
ignorant of nature that they are under condenna
ton OF Cod that they not as yet In their sores
trouble but that their punishment will be worse that
their ancestors have 10 hell and are there now not
probates but rcprobao that there is no nope FOR
their foreathsrs. because they rejected the Gospel
Tho young prophets cannot out with this ruthless
message. because it first employed there have
sprung up missionaries or Gospel when puts tuo
10 shame IL teaches Cots pity and Coils love- and Is
that which taught by Beecher II says 10 the
heather: 4 do not want to whip you Into the church.
but to persuade by His love- Those keyholcIs or
the universe who have locked down tho Innocent, say
they VIII have none of this generous new faith.
am not here 10 Judge fhese men for their 0plnion'
for hev sincere In 1t and adhere to II better perhaps
than do 10 mine. But may sit In Judgment on the
system which hollis them down. In former years. when
you q from the South you found h!n
kind generous loving until you talked Of slavery lie
victim OF the stem. II II the Same WIN tho'"
men They This Ia strong aud fair and square
foundation belief the goats In tho hrr forever
blazing higher, and the sheep IN nock on the lea
remark that there some very choce goats ana
some very mean sheep
Men Bible not for what they ought 10 lind
In II, but what they want to find In IT, lhey
have appetite which they desire the Bible
satisfy They draw, from tho same source
dark aud gloomy Cilynsn anil bright sunny Unitarian
ism; from II the Quaker got his qictnes AID the Pur
tan discovered in II justification for bur ing witchos
Teachings cmauStc from II rs sweet as honey AID as
bitter uurpc crabs ThoSe men think II teaches that
there hereafter be few select souls shlniug Ike
stars while all rlse IL wrapped in gloom. That would 10
like huge painting. with one minute scene OF happiness
In bright cp.Ors somewhere on the canvas ava an
the rest daubed with duh pigments IL Is
not now The Ace of Faith has blended with
the Age Reason There will he day when those very
Will wonder they obtained that vote and they
will destroy the records OF IT, shepherd told
Of the pathetic manner n which an oil sheen
took care OF a poor littlo mothcrcss lamb Can man
afford 10 be OutdOnc by "A -hocpi'